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,,,:~†%£¤# ~ ~ ~ ~ ~  ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ #¤£%†~:,,,
,,,,:~†%£¤ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~  ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ¤£%†~:,,,,
,,,,,:~†%£ ~ ~  ~ ~ ELVES LIVE IN THE LAND ~  ~ ~ ~ £%†~:,,,,,
,,,,,,:~†% ~ ~ ~  ~  BEYOND THE  GREAT DAM. ~ ~ ~ ~ %†~:,,,,,,
,,,,,,,:~† ~  IT WAS BUILT IN THE  LATE  SIXTIES. ~ †~:,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,:~ ~ ~ ~ THE ELVES  CAME TO US THEN.  ~ ~ ~ ~:,,,,,,,,
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,,,,,,,,,, THEY  WERE  VERY  MANIPULATIVE,  AND  WE ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,, CAME TO  TRUST THEM. ~ ~ ~  ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ US ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,: KIDS  WOULD PLAY DOWN AT  THE WATER EVEN :,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,:~ THOUGH WE  WERE NOT ALLOWED. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~:,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,:~† ~  ~  SOMETIMES THE  SLUICE WOULD  CLOSE †~:,,,,,,,
,,,,,,:~†% ENTIRELY, AND  THE  RIVER  AT  THE  DAMS %†~:,,,,,,
,,,,,:~†%£ FOOT WOULD DRY  UP,  REVEALING THE ROCKY £%†~:,,,,,
,,,,:~†%£¤ WATER   GARDEN  THAT  HAD  BEEN   HIDDEN ¤£%†~:,,,,
,,,:~†%£¤# BENEATH, AND WE WOULD GO THERE. ~ ~ ~  ~ #¤£%†~:,,,
,,:~†%£¤## ~ ~  ~  ~ BEFORE THE  DAM OPENED  AGAIN, ##¤£%†~:,,
,:~†%£¤### THERE WOULD BE  A SIGNAL,  BUT THE ELVES ###¤£%†~:,
,,:~†%£¤## WOULD MAKE US NOT HEAR  IT, AND SUDDENLY ##¤£%†~:,,
,,,:~†%£¤# WE WOULD FIND THE  WATER RISING, ALREADY #¤£%†~:,,,
,,,,:~†%£¤ AT OUR  KNEES. ~ ~  ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~  ~ ~ ~ ¤£%†~:,,,,
,,,,,:~†%£ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~  ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ £%†~:,,,,,
,,,,,,:~†% ~  BY  THEN  THE ELVES WOULD  BE GONE. ~ %†~:,,,,,,
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